Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 106:7
7Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp the significance of your wondrous works or remember your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea — the Red Sea.
Psalms 106:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
- New International Version (NIV)When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.
Context of Psalms 106:7
5so that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of your nation, and boast about your heritage. 6Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly. Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp the significance of your wondrous works or remember your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea — the Red Sea. 8Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his power known. 9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:7 word by word
אֲב֘וֹתֵ֤ינוּ בְמִצְרַ֨יִם׀ לֹא־הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א זָ֭כְרוּ אֶת־רֹ֣ב חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ וַיַּמְר֖וּ עַל־יָ֣ם בְּיַם־סֽוּף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- understoodשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
- not thy wondersפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
- in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- they rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- not the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
- of thy merciesחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- but provokedמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
- at the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- at the Redסוּףsûph · Red (Sea)H5488
Cross-references for Psalms 106:7
- Deuteronomy 29:4Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
- Deuteronomy 32:28Israel is a nation lacking sense with no understanding at all.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
- Isaiah 44:18Such people do not comprehend and cannot understand, for he has shut their eyes so they cannot see, and their minds so they cannot understand.
- Mark 4:12so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.”
- Mark 8:17Aware of this, he said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact you have no bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Do you have hardened hearts?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved.
- Psalms 78:42They did not remember his power shown on the day he redeemed them from the foe,
- Psalms 105:5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,
- Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Ephesians 2:11So, then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh — called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,” which is done in the flesh by human hands.
- Psalms 106:45remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love.
- Psalms 5:7But I enter your house by the abundance of your faithful love; I bow down toward your holy temple in reverential awe of you.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us — even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
- Lamentations 3:32Even if he causes suffering, he will show compassion according to the abundance of his faithful love.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Our fathers understood not - They did not regard the operation of God's hands; and therefore they understood neither his designs nor their own interest. At the sea, even at the Red Sea - Some of the rabbins suppose that the repetition of the words point out two faults of the Israelites at the Red Sea. They murmured against Moses for bringing them out of Egypt, when they saw the sea before them, and Pharaoh behind them. When the waters were divided, they…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Our fathers understood not - They did not fully comprehend the design of the divine dealings. They did not perceive the greatness of the favor shown to them, or the obligation to obey and serve God under which they were placed by these remarkable manifestations. Thy wonders in Egypt - The miracles performed there in behalf of the Hebrew people. They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies - The great number of the divine interpositions in their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 Here begins a confession of sin; for we must acknowledge that the Lord has done right, and we have done wickedly. We are encouraged to hope that though justly corrected, yet we shall not be utterly forsaken. God's afflicted people own themselves guilty before him. God is distrusted because his favours are not remembered. If he did not save us for his own name's sake, and to the praise of his power and grace, we should all perish.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-13The community joins together to confess their sins and their ancestors’ many acts of unbelief.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-127-12. Special confession. Their rebellion at the sea (Ex 14:11) was because they had not remembered nor understood God's miracles on their behalf. That God saved them in their unbelief was of His mere mercy, and for His own glory. the sea ... the Red Sea--the very words in which Moses' song celebrated the scene of Israel's deliverance (Ex 15:4). Israel began to rebel against God at the very moment and scene of its deliverance by God!Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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